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Transferring files between your, HP Jornada, and your desktop PC, Backing up and restoring data

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Chapter 3 | Connecting to your desktop PC | 37 Transferring files between your HP Jornada and your desktop PC You can copy files between your HP Jornada and desktop PC by dragging icons to or from the Mobile Device window or by using the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands on the Edit menu. Files created on your desktop PC may need to be converted before you can use them on your HP Jornada, and files created on your HP Jornada may need to be converted before you can use them on your desktop PC. By default, ActiveSync automatically converts files to the appropriate type; however, you can choose not to convert files, or you can choose to specify the conversions for each type of file by changing options in ActiveSync. To set file conversion options 1. Start ActiveSync on your desktop PC. 2. On the Tools menu, click Options. 3. On the Rules tab, click Conversion Settings. 4. To turn off automatic conversion, clear the Convert files when synchronized, copied, or moved check box. Backing up and restoring data To prevent loss of data, you should back up your HP Jornada frequently. You can back up your HP Jornada in two ways: • Use ActiveSync to back up all data to your desktop PC. • Use the HP backup application to back up all data or only your Contacts, Calendar, and Tasks databases (PIM data) to a CompactFlash card or to internal memory. Backup files are not password protected, even if you have set a password for your HP Jornada. If you store sensitive information on your HP Jornada, protect the backup file as you would any other file that contains sensitive information.

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Chapter 3
|
Connecting to your desktop PC
|
37
Transferring files between your
HP Jornada
and your desktop PC
You can copy files between your HP Jornada and desktop PC by dragging
icons to or from the Mobile Device window or by using the
Cut
,
Copy
, and
Paste
commands on the
Edit
menu.
Files created on your desktop PC may need to be converted before you can
use them on your HP Jornada, and files created on your HP Jornada may
need to be converted before you can use them on your desktop PC. By
default, ActiveSync automatically converts files to the appropriate type;
however, you can choose not to convert files, or you can choose to specify the
conversions for each type of file by changing options in ActiveSync.
To set file conversion options
1.
Start ActiveSync on your desktop PC.
2.
On the
Tools
menu, click
Options
.
3.
On the
Rules
tab, click
Conversion Settings
.
4.
To turn off automatic conversion, clear the
Convert files when
synchronized, copied, or moved
check box.
Backing up and restoring data
To prevent loss of data, you should back up your HP Jornada frequently. You
can back up your HP Jornada in two ways:
•
Use ActiveSync to back up all data to your desktop PC.
•
Use the HP backup application to back up all data or only your Contacts,
Calendar, and Tasks databases (PIM data) to a CompactFlash card or to
internal memory.
Backup files are not password protected, even if you have set a password for
your HP Jornada. If you store sensitive information on your HP Jornada,
protect the backup file as you would any other file that contains sensitive
information.